Efficacy of whole body vibration exercise in older people: A systematic review

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 883-893

  Sitjà Rabert, Mercè ^a   Rigau, David ^b   Fort Vanmeerghaeghe, Azahara ^a,c   Romero Rodríguez, Daniel ^c   Bonastre Subirana, Maria ^d   Bonfill, Xavier ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d Physiotherapy Department   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Bone mineral density; Exercise; Muscle strength; Postural balance

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIBRATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VIBRATION;

EID: 84859450214     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.626486     Document Type: Review

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